 On Fridays all males are expected to attend the mosque at noon to take part in communal prayer (the form of prayer advocated by the Prophet as being most beneficial) and to hear the Friday sermon. Friday is...  Area Handbook for Ethiopia - Page 250by American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division - 1964 - 543 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division - 1964 - 504 pages
...then follow prayers at noon, mid-afternoon, sundown, and finally at night when all is dark and quiet. Ablutions are required before prayer, and all prayer is offered facing the holy city of Mecca. In the Sudan few pray more than twice a day, although older people may strengthen their claim to respect... | |
 | American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division - 1965 - 624 pages
...common problems to discuss, and it may also have a primary school (maktab) connected with it. On Fridays males are expected to attend the mosque at noon to take part in communal prayer and hear the weekly sermon (khutbah). Friday is not to be regarded as the equivalent of the Sabbath. The... | |
 | Richard F. Nyrop - 1971 - 726 pages
...causes of communal riots. Men are free to pray by themselves in any appropriate spot; 186 On Fridays males are expected to attend the mosque at noon to take part in communal prayer and hear the weekly sermon (khutbah). Friday is not, strictly speaking, the equivalent of the Sabbath.... | |
 | American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies - 1964 - 472 pages
...midafternoon, at sundown, and finally when all is dark and quiet. Ablutions are required before prayer. On Fridays all males are expected to attend the mosque at noon to take part in communal prayer (advocated by the Prophet as being most beneficial) and to hear the Friday sermon. Friday is not the... | |
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